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19 Cards in this Set
- Front
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1st scientist to describe electricity
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Thales
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The scientist who named and repested the amber and wool experiment responsible for the naming of th electron
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Gilbert
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The two types of charges
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Positive and Negative
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Positive Charge=
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Proton
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Negative Charge=
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Electron
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Like charges
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Repel
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Unlike charges
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Attract
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The 3 parts of an atom
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Proton, Neutron, & Electron
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Electrical Charge
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The concentration of electricity
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Current
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The discharge of electricity
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Insulator
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Does not allow electricity to flow freely (rubber)
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Conductor
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Allows current to flow freely (copper)
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Circuit
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A complete or closed pathway through which charge flows
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Current
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Rate at which electrical charges flow past a point in a circuit over a certain amount of time (A or I)
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Potential Difference
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The charge in potential energy divided by the total energy
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Resistance
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How much energy is changed to thermal or or light that electrical charges pass through
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Static Electricity
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Build up of positive or negative charge caused by movement of electrons
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Chemical reaction
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Causes energy in a battery
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Three ways to observe static electricity
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Attraction, Repulsion, and Spark
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